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FEBRUARY 2023
USChess.org
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Make it your
resolution to share
the gift of chess
with someone new!
The Saint Louis Chess Club and World Chess Hall of Fame make it easy with
free resources, including Dr. Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield’s
Learn to Read
and Write Chess,
and lessons on the Club’s YouTube channel.
NEW
YEAR!
Building Champions | Mind. Art. Experience.
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FEBRUARY 2023
E X E C U T I V E D I R E C TO R
Carol Meyer
S E N I O R D I R E C TO R O F
ST R AT E G I C CO M M U N I C AT I O N
Daniel Lucas
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BOOK EXCERPT
Across the Battlefield
BY JONATHAN FERRY
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AVOID THE TRAP
Driving On and Driving Off
BY BRUCE PANDOLFINI
E D I TO R I A L
P U B L I C AT I O N S E D I TO R
Melinda Matthews
mmatthews@uschess.org
A R T D I R E C TO R
Natasha Roberts
C H E S S L I F E / C LO E D I TO R
John Hartmann
G R A P H I CS A S S I STA N T
Nicole Esaltare
T E C H N I C A L E D I TO R
IM Ron Burnett
CHARACTER DESIGNER AND
I L LU S T R ATO R
Chandler Ellison
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IN SESSION
Nakamura’s Double Attacks
BY JOHN HARTMANN
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CHESS STORIES
Super-Coach Sunil
BY AL LAWRENCE
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COVER STORY
THAT NAKAMURA LIFE
ART BY NICOLAS BARRIOS | LAYOUT & DESIGN BY
NATASHA ROBERTS | SCRIPT BY MELINDA MATTHEWS
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IT’S YOUR MOVE
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TOURNAMENT LIFE
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FEBRU ARY 2023
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Chess Life Kids
provides a foundational interest
in chess for beginning level pre-teens through
the use of games, instruction, and human-
interest stories. It is intended to be useful
for Youth members, parents, and coaches. If
interested in writing for this publication, send a
well-crafted query with writing samples to the
editor at
mmatthews@uschess.org.
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Chess Life Kids | Vol. 18, No. 1
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In this issue, we introduce highlights
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from GM Hikaru Nakamura’s storied
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career — as relayed by FM Sunil
Weeramantry, with permission from
Nakamura — in a fun graphic format,
complete with puzzles! To continue
the Nakamura theme, Al Lawrence
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Weeramantry, Nakamura’s first
coach, while John Hartmann’s In
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BOOK EXCERPT
Hope,
Friendship,
and Bravery
A new book
by Jonathan Ferry,
Across the Battlefield: A
Pawn’s Journey,
connects the beauty of chess to self-
discovery and shared human experiences such as
friendship. Sumptuously illustrated by Caroline Zina, the
book tells the tale of Prunella, a pawn who longs to become
a queen one day. Please enjoy this excerpt, which sets the
stage for the upcoming battle.
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The battle was set.
Twin armies
stood facing one another in
uniform rows, one dressed in
light-colored clothes decorated
with images of the sun, the other
in dark attire accented with silver
moons and stars. A few spaces
over from Nyella, the moon
adorned queen, a nervous little
soldier, Prunella the pawn, stood
in front of a midnight-black steed,
shivering in the cool breeze.
“Don’t you worry, little one.” The
firm voice came from Norry the
knight, directly behind her. “I’m
watching out for you.”
“Thanks. I know you are, but...”
the little pawn trailed off.
“But what?” Norry repeated
patiently.
“It’s just… among all of us pawns…
the only thing that matters is
becoming a queen. As a queen,
I would command respect! And
I wouldn’t fear anybody because
I could strike from anywhere on
the board!” She waved her arm
through the air excitedly, as if
holding a sword.
“But…” she sighed, her head now
hanging low, “pawns are little and
weak. As I look across the black
and white squares, I do not see
how I could ever make it all the
way to the other side moving only
one square at a time and with all
those opposing pieces ready to
attack.”
“I see.” Norry comforted the little
pawn, “In chess, as in life, we each
have our purpose. But it isn’t true
that a pawn’s only purpose is to
become a queen. In fact, when
a pawn links arms with the
other pawns, or stands guard
defending a knight, bishop, or
rook, they can have the most
important role on the board. It is
quite alright, and even admirable,
to aspire to become a queen. But
do not mistake your goal for your
value. A game can be won or lost
because of a pawn.”
The little pawn nodded her head.
But in her heart, she doubted that
the noble knight’s words were
true. But she did not have time to
consider any further. The battle
had begun!
To order
Across the Battlefield: A
Pawn’s Journey,
visit
chesstalesbooks.com.
USCHESS.ORG
JANUARY 2023
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